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Morocco

Morocco
Capital Rabat
716,550 km² · 38,430,770 people (2025) · Moroccan dirham

Toubkal in the High Atlas is 4,167 m, the highest point in North Africa, and holds snow into early summer within sight of the desert. The Atlas ranges cut the country in two, wet Atlantic plains on one side and Sahara on the other.

The facts

Capital
Rabat
Largest city
Casablanca
Area
716,550 km² — 276,661 sq mi
Population
38,430,770 (2025)
Density
53.6 people per km²
Currency
Moroccan dirham (MAD, د.م.)
Official languages
Arabic, Berber
Time zone
UTC+01:00
Calling code
+212
Drives on the
right
ISO codes
MA · MAR
Continent
Africa

How it compares

By area
40 of 200
By population
41 of 200

Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2025 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.

Countries of a similar size

Country Area (km²) Population
Chile 756,102 19,859,921
Zambia 752,618 21,913,874
Morocco ← 716,550 38,430,770
Myanmar 676,578 54,850,648
Afghanistan 652,230 43,844,111

Common questions

What is the capital of Morocco?
Rabat
What currency does Morocco use?
The Moroccan dirham (MAD).
How big is Morocco?
716,550 km², or 276,661 square miles — 40 of 200 by area.
Which side of the road does Morocco drive on?
The right.

Related pages

Sources

  1. The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (Public domain (US Government))
  2. World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (CC BY 4.0)

How these figures are compiled and checked